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[11/27/12 - 07:37 AM]
Syfy Will Celebrate Two Decades of Imaginative Entertainment with Star-Studded "Syfy 20th Anniversary Special," Premiering Monday, December 10 at 9PM
Dean Cain will narrate the two-hour special, from executive producer Jim Romanovich.

[05/18/12 - 07:18 AM]
Syfy Kicks Off Summer 2012 With Memorial Day Weekend Movie Festival
Titles include "Nightmare on Elm Street," "Sharktopus," "Lake Placid 2," "Serenity," "Stealth" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

[02/14/12 - 08:20 AM]
Syfy's "Jules Verne's Mysterious Island" Becomes Second Straight Saturday Original Movie to Break Two Million Total Viewers Mark
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, February 11.

[06/28/11 - 09:26 AM]
Syfy Saturday Original Movie "Swamp Shark" Devours Most Adults 18-49 Since September 2010 Telecast of "Sharktopus"
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, June 25.

[01/19/11 - 10:46 AM]
For Sixth Straight Month, Syfy Saturday Original Movie Breaks Two Million Total Viewers Mark as Behemoth Draws 2.16 Million on January 15
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, January 15.

[12/14/10 - 12:28 PM]
For Fifth Consecutive Month, Syfy Saturday Original Movie Shatters Two Million Total Viewer Mark
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, December 11.

[12/01/10 - 09:09 AM]
Triassic Attack Continues Syfy Saturday Original Movie Ratings Momentum
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, November 27.

[09/28/10 - 01:55 PM]
Sharktopus Gobbles Up 2.5 Million Total Viewers and More Than One Million Adults 25-54
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, September 25.

[09/07/10 - 01:05 PM]
Sharktopus Theme Song, Performed by the Cheetah Whores, Now Available for Radio Play on Itunes
The much-ballyhooed Syfy original premieres Saturday, September 25 at 9:00/8:00c.

[08/30/10 - 03:17 PM]
Syfy Will Premiere Saturday Original Movie Mandrake September 11, at 9pm (ET/PT)
Max Martini, Betsy Russell and Benito Martinez co-star in the project.

[08/25/10 - 11:52 AM]
Everyone Out of the Water - Roger Corman's Sharktopus to Premiere on Syfy Saturday, September 25, at 9pm
Sara Malakul Lane co-stars in the project, directed by Declan O'Brien.

[08/24/10 - 10:45 AM]
Lake Placid 3, Starring Colin Ferguson (Eureka), Becomes Most Watched Syfy Telecast Since October 2009
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, August 21.

[08/18/10 - 11:13 AM]
Syfy Fall Programming Includes New Seasons of Ghost Hunters, Stargate Universe, Destination Truth, Sanctuary, Scare Tactics and Fact Or Faked
The schedule also features the premieres of "Hollywood Treasure" (formerly "Hunting Hollywood") and "Beast Legends."

[08/02/10 - 10:54 AM]
Large Hungry Crocodiles (Lake Placid 3) and Heat Sucking Aliens (Frost Giant) Steam Up Syfy's August Saturday Original Movies
Plus: Roger and Julie Corman's "Sharktopus," starring Eric Roberts, premieres Saturday, September 25 at 9:00/8:00c.

[07/08/10 - 10:58 AM]
Syfy Promotes Karen O'Hara, to Vice President, Original Movies
In this role, O'Hara oversees the development and production of more than 20 Syfy Saturday Night Original Movies per year.

[03/17/10 - 12:00 PM]
Roger Corman's Dinoshark Devours More Than Two Million Total Viewers and One Million Adults 25-54
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, March 13.

[03/16/10 - 02:31 PM]
Syfy 2010-11 Original Movies Lineup Features Riverworld, the Phantom and 24 Saturday Original Movies Including Sharktopus, Red and Lake Placid 3
Upcoming originals will feature Hill Harper, Eric Roberts, Sean Bean, Lauren Holly, Colin Ferguson, Isabella Rossellini, Jewel Staite and Alan Cumming, among others.

[03/16/10 - 02:29 PM]
Syfy 2010 Upfront Celebrates First Anniversary of Brand Evolution Announcement
"In the past year, we've seen the positive impact and successful results of the Syfy Effect," said the network's Dave Howe.

[03/11/10 - 07:38 AM]
Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominee Eric Roberts Will Star in Cult Movie Legend Roger Corman's Sharktopus, Premiering on Syfy in 2010
The film is about "a research scientist and his talented daughter who develop a secret military weapon - a hybrid shark/octopus that can be controlled by electrical implants."







SHARKTOPUS (SYFY)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/25/10
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Syfy's press release, August 2010) The wait is over! After months of Internet viral buzz, Roger Corman's eagerly anticipated Sharktopus -- starring Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Eric Roberts -- will premiere on Syfy Saturday, September 25, at 9PM (ET/PT). In Sharktopus, Roberts (The Expendables/The Dark Knight) plays a research scientist who, with his talented daughter (Sara Malakul Lane/Belly of the Beast), develops a secret military weapon -- a hybrid shark/octopus that can be controlled by electrical implants. But when the controls break down, the monster goes on a killing rampage at the resort beaches of Mexico.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Eric Roberts
· Hector Jimenez
· Sara Malakul Lane
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as WRTR
· Declan O'Brien as DIR
· Julie Corman as EP
· Roger Corman as EP
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available